Dreadnaught IPA - Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

qthompso

Minnesota

4.35/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 22oz bottle into a tulip.

A nice orange, light amber pour with remarkable clarity. A 1/2 of off white head develops and diminishes slightly but leaves some wonderful lacing.

Super tropically nose. Pretty sweet, notes of pineapple and mango. For being a big hoppy DIPA, the hops aren't as punchy as I was expecting.

Wow. I wasn't expecting the taste to follow the nose with so much tropical fruit. Really sweet mango is the first thing to hit. There's plenty of bitterness (it does say 99 IBUs after all). The finish leaves me with a little note of coconut and then a slight alcohol warmth.

A pretty full mouthfeel with a surprisingly creamy finish. My tongue is tingling, largely from the bitter hops but I think the carbonation plays a role in this as well.

Overall, a fantastic DIPA. I've had a wide variety of DIPAs and this is one of the most complex, flavorful versions I've had before. A real treat. If only they distributed to MN!

Serving type: bottle

12-20-2011 01:12:36 | More by qthompso

Josiah2729

Tennessee

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

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RayUF07

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -15.7%

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Larrygto

Wisconsin

4.75/5  rDev +6.7%

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oso

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

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wezzul

Michigan

4/5  rDev -10.1%

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Beer_Drinker

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

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WKole81

Illinois

5/5  rDev +12.4%

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Jeremy_H

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

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bigbeerfan

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +6.7%

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msinger1002

Ohio

5/5  rDev +12.4%

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AaronBricking

Kentucky

5/5  rDev +12.4%

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nasastrums

New York

4.75/5  rDev +6.7%

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tgeorgf

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

05-23-2013 01:14:37 | More by tgeorgf

davesway10

Iowa

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

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Soloveitchik

New York

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

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JamesShoemaker

New York

4.18/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

22 oz bottle purchased from the brewery yesterday. No bottling date, but no doubt they keep things fresh. This is my third DIPA from FFF (Permanent Funeral and Arctic, the other two); so far Zombie takes it.

A - good looking beer, dark oranges, ochers and ambers. A little sediment in the bottle, but it doesn't get kicked up on the forced pour. Slightly over an inch of foam recedes slowly, carbonation evident from the bubbles rising from bottom to top.

S - there's something off here. I keep searching for the hop/malt heavy notes, but I get this weird, wheaty, lager aroma right up front. Some sweetness on the back of the nose. It's definitely not unpleasant, but it's not what I expected.

T - the weak nose is even stranger after the taste, which is really strong. The hop profile is either extremely well-blended or completely unilateral, I can't tell. It hits first as honey and sweet stickiness, later fading pretty quickly into bitterness. The bitterness lingers with the malt, which isn't as caramel-heavy as the bottle suggests. Good, I like beers that take me on a journey.

M - the bitterness lingers a little too much. The alcohol, though high, doesn't play a role, but that's understandable given the IBUs. A little sticky.

O - this is my favorite DIPA from FFF so far, and it's available all year, so I'll be sure to pick up a bottle when I make it down to Munster.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 02:26:18 | More by JamesShoemaker

h0ppster

District of Columbia

4/5  rDev -10.1%

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pmoore311

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

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California

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

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New Mexico

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

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Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

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South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

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Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

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Kentucky

5/5  rDev +12.4%

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